Overview
- The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album at 40 million on Jan. 22, the highest total for any U.S. album.
- Michael Jackson’s Thriller remains second at 34x platinum, while the Eagles’ Hotel California was updated to 28x platinum and now ranks third.
- RIAA certifications count physical sales, track downloads, and streaming equivalents, with 1,500 on-demand streams equaling one album unit, and they require label application and third‑party audit.
- To mark the milestone and the 50th anniversary, a crystal‑clear 180‑gram vinyl reissue arrives Feb. 13 with preorders available.
- The band continues its Las Vegas Sphere residency with 12 additional shows through March, topping 700,000 attendees across 44 performances and 56 announced dates in total.